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24.1                         Nanda  Naga (Dragon King)

                                                The Buddha and the Naga King Mucalinda.

Nagas in Buddhist Scripture

Nagas are frequently mentioned in the many Buddhist sutras. A few examples:

A famous enmity between nagas and garudas that originated in the Hindu epic poem The
Mahabharata carried over into the Maha-Samaya Sutta of the Pali Sutta-Pitaka. In this sutra, the
Buddha protected nagas from a garuda attack. After this, both nagas and garudas took refuge in
him.
 
In the Muccalinda Sutta (Khuddaka Nikaya), the Buddha was sitting in deep meditation as a
storm approached. A naga king named Muccalinda spread his great cobra hood over the Buddha
to shelter him from the rain and cold.
 
In the Himavanta Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya ) the Buddha used nagas in a parable. The nagas
depend on the mountains of the Himalayas for strength, he said. When they are strong enough,
they descend to small lakes and streams, then to larger lakes and rivers, and eventually to the
great ocean. In the ocean, they attain greatness and prosperity. In the same way, monks are to
depend on virtue developed through the Seven Factors of Enlightenment to attain greatness of
mental qualities.
In the Mahayana Lotus Sutra, in Chapter 12, the daughter of a Naga king realized enlightenment
and entered Nirvana. Many English translations replace “naga” with “dragon,” however. In much
of East Asia, the two are often interchangeable.

Nagas are often the protectors of scripture. For example, according to legend, the
Prajnaparamita Sutras were given to the Nagas by the Buddha, who said the world wasn’t ready
for their teachings. Centuries later they befriended the Great Nagarjuna and gave the sutras to
him.

In a legend of Tibetan Buddhism, once a great lama named Sakya Yeshe and his attendants were
returning to Tibet from China. He carried invaluable copies of sutras given him by the Emperor.
Somehow the precious texts fell into a river and were hopelessly lost. The travelers kept on and
returned home to their monastery.

When they arrived, they learned that an old man had delivered some sutras to the monastery for
Sakya Yeshe. It was the Emperor’s gift, still slightly damp but intact. The old man apparently had
been a naga in disguise.

The eight Great Naga Kings :

1. Nanda ( King of Naga)

2. Upananda
3. Sagara
4. Vasuki
5. Takshaka
6. Balavan
 7. Anavatapta
8. Utpala

MANTRA :

 Namo  Buddaya  Nandaya  Naga  Svaha

seed syllable:

Mudra:

left palm face out.right

palm face in

Meanings:

Namo – take refuge

Buddaya -the Naga king, has taken refuge with the Buddha

Nandaya  Naga – name of one of the Naga king,  whose mouth spews out liquid that can be
medicinal or poisonous ,

depending on the circumstances.

Svaha – out of the birth cycle

Function : Chant the mantra –

1. To drive away azuras.  Azuras are afraid of the naga or dragon  because  the dragon will spew
out liquid that can melt them
2. To drive away demons and break charms/ hex
3. If a place has been without rain (drought) – invoke this mantra and the Naga (dragon)  will
spew out water.
24.2  Mantra : Maha Naga Buddhaya Hum

When you chant this mantra, the nagas from all 4 directions, i.e. North, South, East and West will
appear. i.e. (The nagas are from the 4 great oceans). The Naga kings will be here to empower
you and bestow you their blessings to gain more wealth to all of you. This is their Great
blessings, their Great transmission of teachings, and their Great bodhi.

for explanation please refer Menu ‘Dharma words by Master Tony’ dated – December 2 2018

24.3     Mantra : Maha Naga Bodhi Sowaka

for explanation please refer to Menu ‘Dharma words by Master Tony’ dated- December 2, 2018.

24.4     Mantra : Om Maha Naga Devata Home

Tibetan Word : Tame A Dragon

Meaning of  Mantra

Om – key to open the universe

Maha – means great

Naga – means  dragon

Devata – god of the heavenly realm

Home – follow the Buddha’s teachings, take you away from dangers of bad rebirth & out of the
birth cycle.
The Word :  – write the word on a piece of paper once or many times.

Mudra : clasp both hands together and leave one pinkie finger pointing upright.

Chant this mantra for:

1. Rain – in case of drought, water shortage, extreme heat and people suffering because there
is no water.
2. Dharma – the Naga King will appear in your dream, will explain and guide on the Dharma
teaching. The Naga King is in hiding under the sea and where lots of sutras are kept.
3. Disaster – Near or beginning of a disaster pray the mantra and use the  mudra to remove the
disaster. All the nagas will to avert the disaster.
4. Reputation – people pay the highest respect, and your reputation will grow naturally.

Maha Ganesh –

 (The Great Elephant God)

大聖歓喜天
Sanskrit Names: Vinayaka,

Nandikeshvara, Ganapati, Gaṇeśa,

Ganesh, Ganesha, Ganesa

Japanese names:as Kangiten, Kangiten-sama, Shōten 聖天 (Shouten,

Shoten), Daishō Kangiten , or Gaṇeśa / Ganesha / Ganesh 

 
Maha Ganesh or the Great Elephant God., also known as Great Wisdom Elephant God.

To the Chinese he’s been called as “Choy Sun Yeh” i.e God of  Luck/wealth. In some images the
following held by Ganesh:

AXE   –    signifies Pioneer in Business. Axed /chopped demons.

SHELL   –  to be awaken so as not to be dragged into this  materialistic world i.e. to leave behind
this materialistic world

HAT   –    (crown worn by Ganesh)  Honour , Status and garner respect

Notes:

Lord Ganesh is the Elephant deva of great wisdom. He is also a dharma king of great treasures
(or The Precious Golden deity), who gathers or brings the wealth to you and makes you able to
avoid poverty.

Many worship Lord Ganesh for his ability to bring wealth and babies. If one wishes to get
pregnant, all you need is to chant his mantra (Om Ganapati vi gah gah) and touch him. His other
name is Ganapati, commonly known in Tibet. In India, he is commonly known as Ganesh. He is
also known as Ganeson as when he is at home, his father would call him Ganeson.
 Japanese Depiction

Mantra:         Om  Ganapati  vi  gah  gah

seed syllable:

Mudra

1.  Middle fingers crossed – right over left

2.  index fingers , does not touch  the middle fingers at all

3.  thumbs, pressed onto the side of index fingers

Meaning  

Om – key to open the door of the universe

Ganapati – his name, meaning God of wealth,fortune & wisdom. God of patience

Vi – achieve

Gah – unlimited and uncountable wealth

Gah – treasure/ wealth

Function:chant for

Ganapati is invoked for worldly gains ( money, wealth) & wisdom

Maha – Raga 

爱染明王

In Vajrayana Buddhism,   a Wisdom King (Sanskrit – Vidyaraja, Chinese – ‘Mingwang’) comes

after the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas &  are usually represented as wrathful deities, often with blue
skin, many arms, sometimes with many faces, and even many legs. They carry vicious weapons
to protect believers and subdue evil and are wreathed in flames. With ferocious and menancing
looks, for their threatening postures and facial expressions are designed to subdue evil spirits
and convert nonbelievers.

The  Maha-Raga comes under the category of Wisdom King:- his face is full of beard, he holds a
bow & arrow-poised to shoot & his feet are stepping on lots of  hungry ghosts.

Mantra :   Om  Maha  Raga  Jah  Ban  Hoh    

                                          seed syllable

Mudra –

face in the two hands that form the mudra looks like a
bow.The left index symbolizes an arrow

Meaning

Om   –   key that opens the door to the universe

Maha Raga   –   name of the Wisdom king

jah   –   attract. To attract people to do charitable deeds

ban   –   tightly tied up

hoh   –   evil. Everything that is evil/ black magic / charms (hexes)

Function:

1.  To attract people to do more charity

2.  To cross over hungry ghosts

Kimnara – God of Music

 緊那羅
Notes:

The Kinnara are heavenly musicians depicted in early times with human
bodies and horses heads. They are also represented in the shape of a bird
with human head holding a musical instrument and are reputed to have
marvelous voices.

The Kinnaras (Kimnara) are celestial musicians, officiating at the court of

Kuvera (Kubera). In China, Buddhist monks claim that the Taoist deity Zao
Jun, a Kitchen deity, is in fact a Kinnara. In India and its Hindu legends, the
Kinnara are birds of paradise, and typically represented as birds with human
heads playing musical instruments. This iconography is strikingly similar to
that of the Karyoubinga – heavenly musicians with the bodies of birds and
the heads of humans.

At Sanjusangendo in Kyoto, two of the 28 followers of Kannon in the temple are Taishakuten
(Indra), and his attendant, Kinnara, who is playing the drum (see photo above).

seed syllable:
MANTRA:

Om  Kimnara  Hasanam  Vihasanam

Mudra:

right palm face out (upright)

  left palm face in ( horizontal)

Meaning

Om   –   key that opens the door of the universe

Kimnara   –   The Kimnaras are celestial (heavenly) musicians.

hasanam   –   happy

vihasanam   –   smile

Function:the Mantra is

1.   good for music teachers (teachers of  all types of musical instruments)

2.   for negative people, to change their mind set to think more positively

3.   for those who are emotionally unstable and those who are suicidal. The mantra is to make
them happy

INDRA (Sakra)

帝釋天 (Dishitian)
Jade Emperor
In Buddhism, Indra is commonly called by his other name, Sakra or Sakka, ruler of the
Trayastrimsa heaven. However, Sakra is sometimes given the title, or more commonly, Devanam
Indra, which means “Lord of the Devas”. Trayastrimsa is the higest of the heavens in direct
contact with Earth. Like the other deities of this heaven, Sakra is long-lived but still a mortal. He
is also known as God of rain & thunderstorms.

Notes on Indra

1.  Rain, wind, thunder & lightning, combined to become Indra

2.  Behind him, there are 9 Nagas protecting him from the  Azuras.

3.  To the Chinese, he is the Jade Emperor (Yuhuang dadi   玉皇大帝)

seed syllable:

Mudra:
 Mudra:

1)  palm face upwards

2) place the hands on the side of waist

respectively

on Indra palms:

Right palm – holds a pagoda that contains the Buddha’s relics such as tooth, sharira & etc..

Left palm  –  holds a Cintamani which means, every of his wishes will be granted.

Mantra : Om Sakra Devanam Indra Sakraya Home

Meaning

Om  –  Key to open the door of the universe

Sakra  –  Strength

Devanam Indra  –  King of the Devas

Sakraya  –  Master of Universe

Home  –  out of the birth & death cycle

Function:

For children – to acquire wisdom & to have affinity with books ( to be good in their studies)

To have rain – in times of drought

Vayu – Wind Deva

風天
Seed syllable:

Wind Deva. Sanskrit = Vayu,  Typically appears as a elderly person, with white hair, red body
armor, and holding a scepter of the wind in the right hand.

Mantra:

Om  Vayu  Anutara  Puja  Home

Mudra:

1) right hand cross over left

2) thumbs & Index form a 3/4 “O”

3) Last three fingers, slightly curled

up
Meaning

Vayu  –  name of Wind Deva

anutara  –  highest wisdom

puja  –  offerings to him to stop all kind of wind disasters such as thunderstorms, tornados,
hurricanes, lightning,

earthquakes

Function: to stop all kinds of disaster

Sarasvati  –  Goddess of  Knowledge

辯才天 (Biancaitian)

Notes – SARASVATI:-

River Goddess, Water Goddess

Bestower of Language and Letters

Goddess of Wealth & Good Fortune

Patroness of Music, Poetry, Learning, & Art

Protector of Buddhist Law

Sarasvatī represents everything that flows (e.g., music, poetry, writing, learning, eloquence,
wisdom, performing arts). She    is known as a guardian deity in Buddhism  who upholds the
teachings of the Buddha by offering protection and assistance to practitioners.

seed syllable :

Mantra:

Om Sarasvati  devaputra  svaha

Mudra:

                

Step 1: do this to get to  Mudra: There’s a gap between the

Mudra  the thumbs, index & middle fingers.

Meaning

Om  –  Key to open the door of the Universe

Sarasvati Devaputra  –  Name of the Goddess. This Heavenly Deva transformed from 10 million
birds to become one bird with 10 million heads. She personifies eloquence, is an excellent orator.
She is also known as Goddess of Eloquent Discourse and Speech.

Svaha  –  out of  the birth cycle (samasara)

Function

For study – to catch up with learning of languages

For those who have speech problem ie. stammering, tongue-tied, short tongue  – to unwind
their tongues so as to be able to speak well.
For the increase of our mental power
 Candraya Praba  – Moon Deva

月天

seed syllable

Mantra:

Om  Candraya  Praba  Svaha

 Mudra: – fingertips slightly bended
Meaning

Om  –  key to open the door of the universe

Candraya  –  name of the Moon deva

Praba  –  brightest moon light  that can destroy karma

svaha  –  out of samsara

Function:

To wish for children – choice of your gender i.e. if you want a son, you’ll have a boy.

Kahapan Devata – King of Treasures

(Toh Poh Teen Wong)

Mantra:

Kahapana  Devata  Kalama  Home

Mudra:

Left hand – upwards and face out, Right hand face up, slightly slanting
downwards.
               Actual picture of Mudra

Note:

After each chanting, left hand do a clockwise cirlce

Right palm –  represents Gold coming in

Left hand –  when circling, means distributing wealth to the poor ,through out the world

Meaning

Kahapana Devata  –  name of heavenly Deva  i.e  King of Treasures. In his past life, he made a lot
of donation, all offerings of Gold to the Buddha & always gave gold coins  to the poor.

Kalama   –   clear all  doubts in regards to Buddhism

Home   –  out of Samsara

Last addition   :-    18.07.2013 – Kahapana Devata-King of treasures

Last edited      :-      18.07.2013

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elaine on March 2, 2013 at 10:38 am

Very serene n beautiful buddha! Tq!

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 elainyyl77 on July 4, 2013 at 8:33 am

Is good to learning Buddha via this blog …..Om Ami Dewa Say….like master said….

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joven on July 19, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Admin what mantra I will chant to have a more goodluck (more Money and wealth )and
stay away from troubles? I am chanting om ami dewa sey and yao si rou lai (tought by
my Malaysian friend for sick people)

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puxian2013 on July 20, 2013 at 9:38 pm

Single mindedly and sincerely chant OM AMI DEVA SAY and you are on the right
track . Yao shih ru lai is good too, besides sickness it also dissolves past karma .
For better understanding on chanting plse read the cultivation section. For money
and wealth the mantra section has a few concerning this, also read the story “God
of fortune” in the Master Tony Chew section to have a better understanding on
how to acquire wealth. In fact Om Ami Deva Say covers everything, so its best to
start off with one mantra and one mudra (hand sign). All the better if you are able
to speak to Master Tony Chew to give you personal guidance. May all your wishes
come true. Thank you.

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joven on July 23, 2013 at 10:44 am

Thank you admin..

very helpful for a new one in Buddhism…
more power to each and everyone of you who this sites possible

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Felicia on February 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

Hi, 🙂
May I ask how many hours do I need to continue the chanting of Om Ami Dewa Say?
and how do i go about to do the hand gestures ( mudra ) Do i continously switch
between gesture 1 & 2 or just choose 1 and stick with that throughout the whole
chanting? Thank you for your help ^.^

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puxian2013 on February 7, 2015 at 10:30 pm

hi felicia,
Continuous chanting is good but you can take a break if you feel you need to. If
you are beginner you can start with 5 minutes then extend to ten and so on.When
you feel comfortable with chanting than you can go longer.You can do both
mudras and keep switching with no time limit. You can read up for some pointers
from the website at Cultivation section. The best advice i can give u is to meet up
with Master Tony Chew since he is the one who made all this possible for us to
cultivate. See what he says about your intentions. Its always best to get
instructions from the Master. At our mission we have published a book on mudras.
Maybe that will help you further. Having said that i think you have made a great
decision to practice mantra and mudra.
Please feel free to contact me if u need further help or if u need answers to some
of your questions.
 Best regards,
Robin

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TERRY on June 16, 2016 at 12:09 am

“Home” pronounced as “Ho-Meh” or “Hom” ?

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puxian2013 on July 2, 2016 at 10:00 pm

pronounced “home” .Thank You

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Patrick Lin on November 18, 2019 at 5:10 am

Is everybody can chant mahapratisara mantra : ( Sontana Sohair), no restrictions

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puxian2013 on November 18, 2019 at 10:14 am

Hi Patrick,
All mantras empowered by Master Tony are meant to be chanted with good faith
and sincerity and yes, no restrictions.
Best Regards,
Robin

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 Alessio on June 1, 2021 at 10:39 am

In the section “Dharma Talk by Master on 2 December 2018” it says : “There is a mudra
for the Naga king. (Refer to video)” but it doesn’t show any video on how to do the
mudra.
if anybody could be able to help me with this i would be very thankful.

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Alessio on June 1, 2021 at 10:49 am

In the section “Dharma Talk by Master on 2 December 2018 ” while chanting “Maha
Naga Buddhaya Hum” it says: “there is a mudra for the Naga king. (Refer to video)”, but
there is no video that shows me how to perform the mudra.
If anyone could help me i would be very thankful.

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puxian2013 on June 1, 2021 at 7:42 pm

Hi, I maybe able to send you the video ( 1 minute video) over the phone using
Whatsapp on an Apple iphone. You can maybe send me a message to my contact
no: 6017-383-1234 in Malaysia and i will reply you with a video. If you are not able
to, then i’ll try to give you a description or find another easier method to send it to
you.
Best Regards .
Robin

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Sushil Suman on June 30, 2021 at 2:38 pm

Naga manra matlab mudra sent to cell of body that human who develop becomes avtar
that naga isn na ho tohr budhe Hindu ke ram ho modi ram ke dhavr laxman pran data ho
 budh na sung huge svaha sidham bhuta naga mudra kali kranti jalam yoga on heart
bone namah shova

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puxian2013 on June 30, 2021 at 3:53 pm

Sorry, I don’t speak Hindi, could you explain in English for a better understanding
of your query.

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